Fresh Picks: Bits and Bobs

It’s that time of year again! Artists and crafters who sell their wares in the Etsy marketplace are designing one-of-a-kind gifts for the holiday shopping season. Hobbyists are scrapbooking or creating holiday home décor with their own personal touch. Whether your vocation or avocation, consider these vintage buttons, beads, ephemera and such for your inspiration, or follow this link for thousands more Etsy Vintage Team Supplies.

6 Vintage Christmas Greeting... PaperPicker $10.00	Vintage CHINESE White Red Fl... EurekaEureka $12.25	Foux Foux Collection 1 Vinta... suchandsort $15.00
4 metal filigree flower drop... nosnowsupplies $3.80	bonjour Paris (no 3) 1959 ep... GossamerMemori... $5.50	6 ceramic lady bug beads zombieparts $4.50

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It's The Small Things That Count!

How did the little die get into the Miniature Bottle? You'll have to ask 'Vintage In Bloom'.



Tiny Pixie Shoe from Such And Sort
is a nice fit for your collection of miniatures!

When I was a little girl I was fascinated with the shadow box on my grandma's livingroom wall. It had a delightful assortment of tiny things that I couldn't resist poking at, picking up and playing with. Little ceramic animals, tiny glass bottles, a dusty feather, wee dolls - items that made me ask a hundred questions and made by grandma call me 'nosey'. You can find all sorts of mini's and tiny's from Etsy Vintage Team members. One member, Moxie Thrift, even has the shadow box to put them in!



Vintage Japan Tiny Porcelain Birds from TParty
will bring a song to your shadow box!



Dandelion Girl offers wee sips from this pair of
Vintage Miniature Amber Bottles Wheaton Glass Tonic Bitters.



Vintage Buzz: Make It (With) Vintage



This 'Shabby Quilted Strips Bag' from
Such and Sort is a fun way to use
old fabric scraps and cutter quilts.



 

Kitschy little Mice R Nice Charms

come in several colors and have

lots of creative potential. They

are offered by True Colors For You.

Scooping up piles of broken and orphaned vintage jewelry at the local Salvation Army along with sifting through jars and tins of old buttons clinched my vintage addiction. Sorting through my little treasure hoards was at once exciting and relaxing, yet the gratification that came with each acquisition was short-lived. The sense of satisfaction that came each time I found something special drove me to seek more. At some point I had to do something with all this fun junk - thus my first Etsy shop was born as an outlet for my handcrafted-from-vintage creations. I have since found that I'm not the only Etsy Vintagephile that crafts green, using vintage materials both as inspiration and for the very substance of their handcrafted offerings. A search under the 'handmade' category for 'etsyvintageteam' reveals well over 400 items - badges and broochs, pouches and purses and so much more! You'll find plenty of styles too - contemporary, steampunk, country, retro, Victorian and more! 



Check out the Pearl and Brass Steampunk
necklace crafted by DRyan327
in her shop, Purple Toes Jewelry.
(In my opinion, she competes for one of the
greatest avatars on Etsy!)

Once you begin searching, it becomes obvious that members of the Etsy Vintage Team enthusiastically practice the three 'R's (reduce, reuse, recycle) - after all, didn't we learn that from our Grandmas who reused everything from foil to raggy old clothes? But not everyone has a stash of vintage goodies to work with, and for those people there is a fabulous hoard offered by the Etsy Vintage Team.

Etsy Vintage Team shops offer a plethora of vintage supplies: fabric, buttons and lace; paper ephemera, beads, buckles and charms, as well as all sorts of intriguing oddments you never even thought of until you found them surfing through fun shops like The Vintage Recycler or 12Karri Elegant Junk Shop (L-R, below).

Whether you're thinking of something crafted from vintage or are looking for supplies to craft something wonderfully unique yourself, the members of the Etsy Vintage team can provide plenty of satisfaction for your creative muse.

 



daily dose: button, button

button, button, who's got the button? suchandsort has a fun selection of buttons including these pretty little ones above. this, that and other things....a perfect line for a fun little shop like this.